Hanns Zischler
Born: 1947-06-18 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Known For: Acting
Biography
Hanns Zischler (born 18 June 1947) is a German actor most famous in America for his portrayal of Hans in Steven Spielberg's film Munich. According to the Internet Movie Database, Zischler has appeared in 171 movies since 1968. Known in Sweden for his role as Josef Hillman in the second season of the Martin Beck movies, though his voice is dubbed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hanns Zischler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- Fatherland as Thomas Mann
- Home Entertainment
2025
2024
- John Cranko as Walter Erich Schäfer
- Leningrad. Stimmen einer belagerten Stadt as Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
- Black Box as Hanns Böhm
- The Universal Theory as Dr. Strathen
- All Will Be Revealed as Dr. Abweger
2022
- So Long Daddy, See You in Hell as Politiker
2021
- Black Island as Friedrich Hansen
- A Place Called Dignity as Uncle Paul
- Gefährliche Wahrheit as Richard Freydank
- No as Joachim
- Prince as Michael Schmidt-Fournier
2020
- Wim Wenders, Desperado as Self
2019
- Berlin und Brandenburg unterm Hakenkreuz as Self - Sprecher (voice)
- Relativity as Aron's Father
- Professor Wall im Bordell as Professor Wall
2018
- Talk aus Berlin as Self
- Just Push Abuba as Professor Schwarz
- Katie Fforde: Ziemlich beste Freundinnen as Douglas van Garden
- Whatever Happens Next as Silbermann
- Der große Rudolph as Toni
- Krieg und Frieden – Deutsch-sowjetische Skizzen as Narrator
2017
- Babylon Berlin as Engelbert Rath
- Crash Test Aglae as Friedrich Fürstenberg, CEO
- Axolotl Overkill as Film Award Laudator
- A Prominent Patient as Dr. Stein
- Bimbes: Die schwarzen Kassen des Helmut Kohl as Self - Reader
- 1917: The Real October as Alexander Benois (voice)
- Der Gutachter: Ein Mord zu viel as H. Moldenhauer
- Einen Moment fürs Leben as Samuel Silchester
- Keine zweite Chance as Reinhard
- Erste deutsche Tiefsee-Expedition - Die Weltreise der Valdivia as Self - Narrator
2016
- All of a Sudden as Klaus
- Allmen and the Dragonflies as Hirt Senior
- Chamisso’s Shadow as Adelbert von Chamisso (voice)
- Ein Mann unter Verdacht as Anjas Vater
- Der Bankraub as Harald Kühnen
- Traveling Roadshow as Self
- So Broad and Big: The Nature of Otto Modersohn as Narrator (voice)
2015
- Die Kanzlei as Hubertus Dehling
- Heil as Grad Ludbert zu Regenstauf
- Brief an mein Leben as Dr. Pogel
- Outside the Box as Bruno Bickstein
- What Happens In Your Brain If You See a German Word Like...? as Narrator (voice)
2014
- Clouds of Sils Maria as Henryk Wald
- Stille Nächte as Paul
- Stations of the Cross as Bestatter
2013
- Stadt, Rad, Hund as Self
- Whispers Behind the Wall as Martins Vater
- King Ordinary as Wallenstein
- George as Max Beckmann
- Der Tote im Eis as Dr. Lutz Conrad
- Grenzgang as Rektor Granitzny
2012
- Letzte Spur Berlin as Dr. Bernhard Lindner
- Rommel as Gerd von Rundstedt
- Zettl as Gaishofer
- The Case of Jakob von Metzler as Friedrich von Metzler
2011
- Nils Holgerssons wunderbare Reise as Kobold
- Playoff as Franz
- Bastard as Samuel Schweizer
- Wilde Wellen – Nichts bleibt verborgen as Leon Menec
- In der Welt habt ihr Angst as Johannes Baumann
- Für immer 30 as Hans Kranich
2010
- Aghet as Leslie Davis
- The Red Room as Prof. Mühsam
- Hinter blinden Fenstern as Polonius Fischer
- In the Shadows as Planer
- Matussek trifft as Self
- Blessed Events as Gynäkologe
- Voyage to 'Metropolis' as Narrator (voice)
2008
- Flame & Citron as Gilbert
- Todsünde as Polonius Fischer
- Wer nie beim Schwenken schwankte as Produzent
- A Year Ago in Winter as Dr. Thomas Richter
- Manhunt as Klaus Barbie
- Die Frau aus dem Meer as Michael Kolberg
- Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte as Self
2007
- Denkzeit as Self
- Day of Disaster as Walter Köhler
- March of Millions as Graf Rüdiger von Gernstorff
- Overnight as Fischer
- Der falsche Tod as Dr. Franz Stoever
- Tracing Battleship Potemkin as Narrator (voice)
2006
- Der Kriminalist as Günther Ellis
- Kommissar Stolberg as Gerhard Mohr
- Commissario Laurenti as Salvio Giustina
- A Perfect Friend as Rodolph Hartmann
- Eine Krone für Isabell as Archibald Kent
2005
- Munich as Hans
- Thadeusz as self
- The Ring Finger as Le patron de l'hôtel
- Heiraten macht mich nervös as Oskar Becker
- Wen die Liebe trifft as Henry Rhomberg
- Liebe auf den zweiten Blick as Norbert Hahn
- Undercover as Landsbichler
2004
- Walk on Water as Axel's Father
- The Edukators as Vermieter
- Post Impact as Dr. Gregor Starndorf
- Küss mich, Kanzler! as Kanzleramtschef Dr. Nick Riemer
- Für immer im Herzen as Richard Berger
- Woman Driving, Man Sleeping as Sven Hedin
- Red & Blue as Samuel Eisenstein
2003
- ZIBB as Self
- West.art am Sonntag as Self
- Nicht ohne meinen Anwalt
- Small Cuts as Verekher
- Saltimbank as Johann Kreisler
- Gate to Heaven as Polizist
- Two Days of Hope as Wiedemeyer (uncredited)
- Mädchen Nr. 1 as Alfred Hammerstein
- Es wird etwas geschehen as Alfred Wunsiedel
- Antonia – Tränen im Paradies as Friedrich Fürstenberg
- Gelübde des Herzens as Professor Leunitz
- Novaks Ultimatum as Dr. Hildebrandt
- Sulla as Lucius Cornelius Sulla
2002
- Gero von Boehm begegnet... as Self
- Bloch as Claus Claussen
- Edel & Starck as Alfred Mendel
- Ripley's Game as Art Dealer
- I'm The Father as Dr. Beilenberg
- Amen. as Grawitz
- The Specimen
- Der kleine Mönch as Angermeyer
- Taking Sides as Rudolf Werner
- Southeast Passage
- 666: In Bed with the Devil as Prince of Darkness
- Beck 14 - The Advertising Man as Josef Hillman
- Beck 16 - The Last Witness as Josef Hillman
- Olga's Summer as Richard
- Beck 12 - The Loner as Josef Hillman
- Jean Moulin as Le major von Gutlingen
- Beck 13 - Sender Unknown as Josef Hillman
- Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball as Josef Hillman
- Tanners letzte Chance as Karl Sedlag
- Zwei Seiten der Liebe as Rolf Wagner
- Wenn die Liebe verloren geht as Georg
- Kafka Goes to the Movies ... (Editor)
2001
- Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker as Oetker's Attorney
- Vera Brühne as Kanzleramtsminister Prof. Behmke
- Beck 11 - The Cartel as Josef Hillman
- Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face as Josef Hillman
- Venus Talking
- Solange wir lieben as Prof.Rudolf Zondek
- A Fine Day as Regisseur
- Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker as Oetker's Attorney
2000
- Donna Leon as Franco Murino
- Access Denied as Wilhelm Täufer
- Jahrestage as De Rosny
- Wenn man sich traut as Isabell's Vater
- Ben & Maria - Liebe auf den zweiten Blick as Raabe senior
- Paradiso: Seven Days with Seven Women as Adam
- Rotlicht - In der Höhle des Löwen as Hans Fengler
1999
- Beck as Josef Hillman
- Sunshine as Baron Margitta
- Benzin im Blut as Frank Ellinghaus
- No Sex as Friedrich Liebermann
1998
- Alpha Forum as Self
- Der letzte Zeuge as Wolf Zöllner
- 23 as Karls Vater
- Die Bubi Scholz Story as Otto Grimm
- Black Sun as Narrator
- Kidnapping – Ein Vater schlägt zurück as Dieter
- Operation Noah as Kanzler
- Der Handymörder as Bundeskanzler
- Debt of Love as Besse
- Mein Papa ist kein Mörder as Thorsten Gregor
- Callboy as Dr.Deckel
1997
- Küstenwache as Hein Andersson
- Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP as Simon Höxter
- Nachtstudio as Self
- Requiem for Something Which Is Very Small as Michael
- Viel Spaß mit meiner Frau as Schmidthenner
- Null Risiko und reich
- Betrogen – Eine Ehe am Ende as Jan Goldbeck
- Ende einer Leidenschaft as Dr. Blöss
- Drancy Future as The Old Man (voice)
1996
- Die Drei as Rolf Kemper
- A Girl Called Rosemarie
- Anwalt Martin Berg - Im Auftrag der Gerechtigkeit as Staatsanwalt Winkler
- The Last Courier as Kant
- Superbrain as Kottke
- Ehebruch - Eine teuflische Falle! as Til Deboers
- Adieu, Mon Ami as Serge
- Nach uns die Sintflut
1995
- A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft as Udo Rohde
- Jury Trial as Thorsten Gregor
- When in Doubt as Klaus Merten
- Im Zweifel für.. as Klaus Merten
- Luise knackt den Jackpot
1994
- Im Namen des Gesetzes as Hilmar Renier
- Die Kommissarin as Joachim Hubrath
- Der König von Bärenbach as Gottfried Lederle
- Alles Glück dieser Erde as Pfarrer Lucas Delbrück
- Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen as Dieter Reich
- Germaine et Benjamin
- Gute Referenzen
- Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin as Monsieur de Staël
- The Violin Player as Michael
- The Blue One as Minister
- Das Baby der schwangeren Toten as Prof. Stuck
- Balle perdue as Victor Trampot
1993
- Adelheid und ihre Mörder as Meier-Rottluff
- The Cement Garden as Father
- Faraway, So Close! as Dr. Becker
- Germany Year 90 Nine Zero as Count Zelten
- Rotlicht as Hans Fengler
- The Open Universe as Frank
- Rotlicht as Hans Fengler
- The Denunciation as Erfinder
- Stunde der Füchse as Heinz Binder
1992
- Wolffs Revier as Alex Kamrath
- Salt on Our Skin as Sidney
- Herzsprung as Herr Papenfuß
- Manoeuvres d'Élégance
- Abgetrieben as Dr. Friedrich Hess
1991
- DAS! as Self
- End of Innocence as Paul Harteck
- Mise-en-scene
1990
- Europa Europa as Captain von Lerenau
- Die Kinder as Bellenberg
- Dr. M as Moser
- Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders as Self
- Das Haus am Watt as Ulrich Golborn
1989
- The French Revolution as Goethe
- Der Leibwächter as Dr. Kant
- Francesco as Pope Innocent III
- The Rose Garden as Eckert
- My Dear Subject as Hans
- Himmelsheim as Dr. Ehrenfried
1988
- Die Männer vom K3 as Ernst Stiller
- The Venus Trap as Kurt
- The French as Seen by… as (Segment "Le Français entendu par Jean-Luc Godard")
- The Last Word
1987
- Milan noir as Hardy
- Das Treibhaus as Mergentheim
- Berlin as Interviews
1986
- Kir Royal as Dr. Josef Geisshofer
- Tarot as Eduard
- Douce France as Karl
- Afrika am Rhein as Hans
- Anemia as Umberto
1985
- The Berlin Affair as Wolf von Hollendorf
- A Viso Coperto as Roberto Connolly
1984
- Der Fahnder
- The Autograph as Lieutenant Suarez
- The Horsemen of the Storm as Castaing
1983
- A Woman in Flames as Kurt
- Pharos of Chaos as Self
- Closed Circuit as Melo
- The Unburdening as Diego
1982
- Domino as Zollner
- Before Your Eyes - Vietnam
- Logik des Gefühls
- Doctor Faustus as Dr. Serenius
1981
- A Case For Two as Dr. Roland Schäfer
- Malevil as le vétérinaire
- Ich gehe in ein anderes Blau ... (Director)
- Total vereist as Pilot
- Angels of Iron as Ridzinski
- Strike Back
- "Kino 81" - Stillness, a film magazine by film critics as Self
- Hast du Lust, mit mir einen Kaffee zu trinken? as Hanns
1980
- Henry Angst
- Berlin Chamissoplatz as Martin
1979
- David
- Putting Things Straight as Alfred Flechtheim
- The demise of Herman Dürer as Herwig Jungmann, neuroloog
1978
1977
- The Old Fox as Peter Binding
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
- Kings of the Road as Robert Lander
- Die Tannerhütte
1975
1974
- Derrick as Haffner
1972
- Summer in the City as Hanns
1971
- Polizeiruf 110 as Christian Korte
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Dr. Joachim Dreher
1969
1968
- Same Player Shoots Again as Man with Gun
1958
- Stahlnetz as Konrad Bienek